Baby Footprint Stamp Announcements
I know when I had my baby, the little photographer lady came in and took her picture, and then out came the book with all the different ways I could display the pictures just taken of my newborn angel.
Being a first time parent, and my mom being a first time grandma, we went NUTS. We ended up with announcements and tons of pictures left over, and now they just sit in the envelope they came in on a bookshelf in my house.
If I had known any better, I probably would have skipped all the extras and just gone with a basic picture package. I wish I had taken the time to make personalized baby footprint announcements. It would have been more personal, expressed our style, and been a little more memorable.
If I had done that what I would have done was get some paper ~ cute paper from the craft store, with a decorative but muted pattern. Next I would have taken the extra baby footprint stamp we got when they stamped her foot at the hospital and scanned it into the computer.
Once the baby footprint stamp was scanned into the computer I would use some imaging software to put the information of her birth around the footprint. It would be easy enough from there to just print them all out on the decorative paper.
This idea can be played with in any number of ways. You could use markers on the baby footprint stamp and take the page and the paper to your local copy store and just copy it onto the paper. Instead of using the footprint stamp, you could use one of the first pictures of the baby. You could even use both if it sounds good to you.
Making decorative and special announcements is easy and can be quick to do. They will stand out amongst the sea of hospital bought announcements on everyone’s refrigerator. If you plan to make your own announcements it’s best to know that ahead of time and have an idea of what you are going to do, especially if you are a first time mom. It can be very exciting going through all the pictures of your newborn, and even though it’s a low pressure sale, who can say no to pictures of their new baby?